1.What is the name of your band and
how did you come up with it?
What is your name and what do you do
for the band?
My name is Jason and I play Drums in HWN. The name came about after about a week of playing together. We wanted something different and Nightmares were a big part of my life at the time so after several variations from all of us once I introduced ‘Her Worst Nightmare’ we all knew that was it and it was just what we wanted.
My name is Jason and I play Drums in HWN. The name came about after about a week of playing together. We wanted something different and Nightmares were a big part of my life at the time so after several variations from all of us once I introduced ‘Her Worst Nightmare’ we all knew that was it and it was just what we wanted.
2.Tell us where you are based and
describe the scene. How do you think where you are located influences
your sound.
We are based out of the Southside of
Chicago, IL. The scene is thriving right now with Killer bands from
all around the area there’s a lot that we’re big fans and
definitely some we want to jam with, too. Chicago is a great place
to write and play music I wouldn’t say our sound is influenced by
it too much but you definitely learn how to manage the band and face
challenges like how to get people to your shows with so many good
bands around.
3.Who influences your sound that
would surprise people?
We’re really influenced by a lot of
older Thrash and Hardcore stuff so Slayer is Number 1. Followed by
Black Sabbath, Old Sepultura, The Haunted then the Hardcore side is
more Glass Casket, Bury Your Dead, Underoath, Martyr A.D., It Dies
Today, etc.
4.Are you endorsed by musical
companies , if so who , and if not who would you like to be endorsed
by?
I just recently got an endorsement with
Scorpion Percussion for my own Sticks that are AMAZING so far so I
hope to do good for them and stay in the family for sure.
5.When you started what was your
ultimate goal? And how close to the goal are you now?
Our Ultimate goal was to create a brand
of music which we’ve never heard before and that goal to us is 110%
reached. Now that we released 10 songs this past March we’re
trying to reach as many people as possible (obviously). We’re
going to focus more on promoting and getting our music in people’s
ears before we go booking 100 shows again but we definitely love and
want to play as much as possible, preferably in a traveling sense.
6.In today's digital environment it
takes creative strategy to keep things moving. What creative ideas do
you have to keep your band relevant over time?
This is the most challenging aspect of
all, getting people to care. The internet is a local/struggling
bands best friend and worst enemy to me. It’s great for putting
stuff out there and all that but how do you reach people that are
actually gonna check you out and care that are strangers to you and
THEN keep them interested? We print our own merch for one which
helps a ton and I also do merch for tons of bands around here. Every
show we play there’s different merch, Raffles, Exclusive Stickers
to bring to the next show you attend that you can redeem for another
exclusive item such as a short print live CD or Limited Shirt. We
just printed 12 ‘CREW’ shirts that are kind of a
throwback/tribute to the old Thrash band T-Shirts that always had the
Road Crew info on them, so we’re looking to start a street team in
the U.S. Anyone interested can just message us and we’ll get a ton
of stuff out to you!
7.We've all seen a terrible live
band that is awesome on CD. Is that cool with you or do you lose
respect for bands that cannot pull it off live?
That’s a good question
and a big not cool from us. If you can’t do it on stage with the
people you have up there then don’t record it that way. We’ve
always been a trio (Revolving door bass players but think we have our
permanent match now) but to us, if we were 3 dudes on Stage with
tracks going and second guitars being pumped in and all that it’d
be a boring waste of time. We like plugging in, Thrashing, minimal
talking and being as identical to the album as we can.
8.Tell us your “core” are you
Metal , Rock , Punk , Pop etc because people just have to categorize
these days you know?
I hate this question because it can
Immediately deter somebody from checking you out haha. In all
honesty for us, the only way we can describe it is
Death/Thrash/Hardcore. There’s so much of each element leaving one
out wouldn’t make sense so we hope that helps, it’s fucking HEAVY
so check it out!
9.This is a tough question but a
very real reality, Is your band actually talented or just popular?
Many bands make it with a cliche or
publicity stunts etc. Would you accept fame even if it was just
because of being the “ in” thing or is it actually important to
you that you gain favor with talent?
There’s so much talent, to me,
especially in Moe and Carlos. The main thing I always get asked is
How long Moe and I have been jamming together which is cool because
it shows people are paying attention to our set and all that. I’m
a huge fan of Carlos’ lyrics, every word is more extreme than the
next in each song so I wish I could do that. We always favor talent
and people sweating it out on stage and playing everything live it
makes a huge difference to us rather than being manufactured bs.
10.Tell us what to expect from you
live. Nothing is more boring than watching bands stare at the floor
and bob their heads to music nobody but the band knows. What can your
band offer in a live setting that people will remember?
Our live shows tend to be pretty
intense. I never know what Carlos is going to do but he’s
excellent, tons of energy and a Killer voice. Moe is always awesome,
too. For me, I feel really strange just sitting there so I always
try to be as active as the music allows! It’s definitely an
experience and we all know how to party so we’re excited to finally
meet some friends and have some fun supporting this record!
11. What releases have you put out ,
When will we see something new?
We just released our Debut Self-Titled
10-Track Full Length on 3/15/19 so that’s available on most digital
outlets and we have physical copies as well. There have been demos
and Live cds in the past but we’re hitting it the hardest we can
now. Our follow up is an EP planned to be released in early 2020 so
please be on the lookout for that. We’re also 7 songs in to the
next full length so we hope to start tracking that late this year for
a summer/fall 2020 release. We’re doing our best to make up for
lost time.
12. If you have videos where can we
see them?
We currently have our Youtube channel
up and it’s being upgraded as we go but for now the entire album is
up in Lyric Video form and there are a few live shows, too.
13.Everybody has Bandcamp ,
ReverbNation , Soundcloud , etc
Why do you think this is so
important? Doesn't it seem like everyone is giving everything out for
free?
First let me give you ours, too!
These are definitely important but not
as important as just recording a very high quality product and
promoting it properly to the public. That was our mistake,
recording endless demos, never shopping them around and trying to
play as often as possible. It’s better late than never though and
we’re not going anywhere so that’s our mind-frame at the moment.
Quality Product for people who dig the same stuff as us! We’re
just trying to write Killer tunes, record it the best it can be and
Promote, Promote then Promote some more. We all believe in this band
and the material we make so we need people to hear it! Merch is very
important, too, We always send stickers, flyers, etc. to venues we
play in advance of the show, especially out of state ones, because
how are you going to get people to a place they’ve probably never
been to come see a band they’ve never heard of?! Our biggest thing
is taking the old school route and getting stuff in people’s hands
rather than rely on the internet and websites you mentioned although
we appreciate the fuck out of them!
14.Best moment of your career so
far?
Releasing this album was the best
feeling I’ve had playing in this band so far I think that goes for
all of us.
15.Your message to the fans?
We love this music and Heavy music in
general more than anything. We also love hearing new bands and
encourage anyone with music to direct us to it so we can check it out
and support and hopefully hook up for some shows! I keep track of
everybody we jam with or shoots us info I have a huge Spotify list of
bands just like that and we all keep in touch so don’t be shy!
Come hang out and if interested, message us to join our street team
and receive exclusive shirts and merch nobody else will ever have
along with tons of promo material to hand out. We’re looking to
make as much music as possible and play anywhere that will let us so
get and keep in touch with us \m/
Bonus Question who do you bring back
Dime , Cliff , Dio , Lemmy , Randy
Cliff because he was the man and the
only one of these legends I never had the pleasure of witnessing Live
in person!
-Jason Caruana
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